Louisville finally got past John Calipari and Kentucky, and DePaul saw its seven-game win streak snapped. Hours after UConn coach Kevin Ollie signed a five-year extension, the Huskies defeated Washington. Syracuse rebounded from its first loss of the season with a convincing win over Alcorn State.

No. 2 Michigan keeps rolling, No. 15 Illinois staves off feisty Auburn in front of a packed house at the United Center in Chicago, the Badgers pounded Samford at the Kohl Center and Ohio State won big.

Kansas beat Ohio State for a third time in the last two years, Oklahoma State dominated defensively again, West Virginia's Aaric Murray had a breakout game, K-State knocked off No. 8 Florida and TCU held on at Rice.